The Repair of SMD Circuits.....
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:26 pm
Now that the Electronics Industry is clearly going to Consumer Electronics that use all Surface Mount Devices.
Repair of these items has become some what of a nightmare.
I've spent far too many hours on just removing one component from a circuit board.
And sometimes damaging the solder pads.
When I was still getting in consumer electronics that still had through hole soldered components.
I could quickly remove the component from a circuit board in a minute or two.
I'm starting too look at Hot Air Removal Stations as the next step in trying to work with these SMD's.
That and Hot Tweezers.
I've looked at the "Quick Chip" removal paste.
But that gets expensive when you have use it continuously on a daily basis.
{Even the July N&V has an article on how to convert a Convection Oven into
a SMD Solder Re-flow Oven.}
I can see that VernGraner's "Outfit A Work Bench for $100 Challenge."
Is going to be hard to accomplish.
So, how many of you are in the same boat?
Are you going to hang in there and make the conversion too the SMD Repair Tools.
Or like my one friend who was in the Consumer Electronic Repair Business.
Closed his doors, and moved on to something else.
Signed: Janitor Tzap
Repair of these items has become some what of a nightmare.
I've spent far too many hours on just removing one component from a circuit board.
And sometimes damaging the solder pads.
When I was still getting in consumer electronics that still had through hole soldered components.
I could quickly remove the component from a circuit board in a minute or two.
I'm starting too look at Hot Air Removal Stations as the next step in trying to work with these SMD's.
That and Hot Tweezers.
I've looked at the "Quick Chip" removal paste.
But that gets expensive when you have use it continuously on a daily basis.
{Even the July N&V has an article on how to convert a Convection Oven into
a SMD Solder Re-flow Oven.}
I can see that VernGraner's "Outfit A Work Bench for $100 Challenge."
Is going to be hard to accomplish.
So, how many of you are in the same boat?
Are you going to hang in there and make the conversion too the SMD Repair Tools.
Or like my one friend who was in the Consumer Electronic Repair Business.
Closed his doors, and moved on to something else.
Signed: Janitor Tzap